The Beverley

Completely basing my review on the steak entrée. Possibly one of the best steak meals I’ve ever had. The frites were great and the house made ketchup was very complementing. Service was decent. Small place but good for intimate gatherings.

I’ve heard homophobic slurs coming from a manager’s mouth while on the job. It was a while ago, though, but his name was chris I am pretty sure… There is nothing I hate more than judgmental people. There used to be some amazing people working there before they started hiring only hot blondes who can’t go one minute without fixing their hair. Do you realize the location of this place? You need to let the edge back in.

The location is not easy to find but the view from the roof is just gorgeous! A good place to drink late in night

I am an eternal optimist and every time I’ve gone into the Beverley hotel bar or rooftop, I hope things will be better than the last time… And they never are. The location is amazing, but the service is always such a bummer. From not checking on the table to long wait times for food and drink to not filling water glasses at your table, the service is consistently NOT good. It’s as if the staff have something way more interesting to do that see how you are doing.
High notes…
Food: Portions used to be pretty small. They are getting much better and the food I had there the other night was lovely. I don’t know if they got a new chef, but there seems to be a shift.
Drinks: I always love the drinks they make and the approach to cocktails.
That’s it from me. Beverly, I would love to go there more…

Sunny Rooftop in the heart of Queen West perfect for an afterwork drink or lunch.
Charming design and really good food like the famous Beverly Club, MUST TRY!!!

Beverly Hotel lunch:
I stopped in here for lunch and was initially impressed with the relaxed vibe. The staff were friendly, they have a good selection of craft beer of draught and the avocado club sandwich was worth coming back for. Clayton made sure we were well taken care of, I’ll definitely be back again.

Brunch review — food and overall experience was not particularly good.
Very disappointed by the biscuit served with the Eggs Benedict, which was more like stale flavourless bread. The onions were not caramelized as described on the menu, which I could overlook had everything else been acceptable.
My orange juice was watered down (it’s sad that the OJ at A&W is better!) and my DC’s coffee never got topped off, despite 3 staff members with coffee carafes in hand, racing by to serve other tables.
I did not try the French Toast, as it did not look appealing at all (and my DC said it was not good.) Wish the food was better, as the area could use a good brunch place.

After writing this review I received what I thought to be a heartfelt and very nice response from the general manager, Clayton. He apologized for our experience and offered to have us back for any meal and foot the bill. I replied as soon as I received the message and said my group and I would love to take him up on the offer and give the Beverley another shot… This was almost a week ago and I have yet to hear back from him. I will NOT be returning to the Beverly, even if it is for a free meal.

BRUNCH REVIEW
I went to The Beverley for brunch on a Saturday with a group of about 10 people for a friend’s birthday. It started out great. Everyone was ordering mimosas, caesars and coffee. I loved the décor too. We all had high expectations. Four of us ordered different varities of eggs benedict. ALL of them came out hard poached. That is NOT the standard eggs benedict. Eggs benedict should be soft poached unless specified otherwise. We brought this up to one of the servers and rather than taking our plates away (not that I wanted to be wasteful), he offered to bring us 4 bowls of soft poached eggs. That is just plain TACKY. It also took a good 20 – 30 minutes for these soft poached eggs to come out, so everyone’s hollandaise sauce got cold and that filmy skin formed on top. While we were waiting, one of my friends noticed that one of her eggs had half an egg shell in it! That was the only plate that got fully replaced.
The other thing that really bothered me was that none of the servers apologized for any of these mishaps. I realize they weren’t necessarily the ones at fault but they did not do a very good job at keeping their guests happy. It was very busy and we were a large group but that shouldn’t be an excuse for poor service. I shouldn’t feel like I’m being a terrible person when I’m unhappy with my meal.
In the end, the only meal that was comped was the one with the egg shell in it. I won’t be going back there after that experience.

Had my birthday dinner here and had a truly wonderful experience. Everything from the food, service, and ambiance was amazing, truly great value for the price. The wine list had a great selection of affordable wines and our wine arrived in a decanter which was a nice touch.
Each course we had was better than the last but standouts were the bison tartare and the 50 hour short rib. I think everyone has to have one of those once in their life. Everything was delicious and artfully presented.
Was a boutique European restaurant feel in the heart of Toronto with food just as delicious as the place looks. Be prepared to pay very little.
The price is surprisingly reasonable for what you’re getting. Just a Great place.

Very very very small rooms, even smaller bathroom which doesn’t have a sink in it, half of the bathroom is in the room at the foot of your bed. Very small beds. The AC DOES NOT WORK. If your looking to cool off go to the roof that’s the only air you’ll get. After spending hundreds of dollars for this very small room that I wasn’t even able to bring a beer to the rooftop with me to have a smoke. Also the TV is in the ceiling which the motor on the arm was broken so unless you want to see a chiropractor don’t plan on watching TV. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS HOTEL, if your looking for just a very small room and smaller bed this place is for you! I am not exaggerating at all.

Had a team dinner for 20 folks here on May 28^th. Eric and his team put together a menu and wine pairings that were simply outstanding.
Service was excellent and serving a group our size is not an easy thing. They accomodated every request with a smile and I will definately be back again.
If you go you have to have the scallops… OMG. Best I’ve had in many years and I travel/​eat out 100+ nights a year. Salmon was amazing and the wine pairings were perfect.
Really great rooftop bar to boot.

I went here specifically to try out their High Tea Wednesdays to Fridays from 4 – 7 pm and was pleasantly surprised by their food.
On the High Tea menu I ordered the COLORADO HOT TUB, a warm concoction of apple cider, tea and bourbon. It was perfect under the freezing temperatures in Toronto these days. I ordered two. Also ordered the Mystery Punch to get some variety. MEH. Just your standard spiked fruit punch. The drinks come in fancy tea cups so that was cute. All drinks on this menu are $ 5.
My waitress made a great recommendation on the MUSSELS + BRUSSELS: mussels in garlic sauce accompanied by crispy brussel sprouts. Not a big veggie eater but I have to say I was really impressed with how delicious the brussel sprouts were! They were crispy with a hint of sweet and spicy and the appetizer is a decent size for one if you get drinks and sides as well.
I had some of my friend’s SURF + TURF POUTINE and man, was this ever good. The portion of surf and turf topped on the fries was fair. Combined with the hollandaise sauce and crispy fries and this makes for a pretty great poutine with a twist.
I find The Beverley Hotel really easy to miss on Queen Street. It looks small but inside is much bigger than expected. Vibe is cool-​casual. I would be interested in coming back to check out their brunch and lunch menus, plus their well-​known 4Play dish.

I really enjoyed having brunch here. The staff were super friendly and really helpful.
The menu was a little misleading — the mushroom benedict didn’t have egg listed although the other benedict did — makes it difficult to order with allergies. However, once I mentioned the allergy to the waitstaff they were pleased to tailor a meal to my needs. The big breakfast I had (without egg) was awesome. Proper bacon, none of this overly cooked stuff you usually get in North America, and potatoes to die for! Just awesome!
The atmosphere was awesome, although it seemed very tailored for a girls’ brunch. Not complaining though!

I dropped in for lunch, and sadly I wasn’t super-​impressed.
If I were rating the Beverley solely on the food, this would probably be a 2-​star review. That might be a little harsh, passing judgment like that after just one lunch played solo, but I can only go off what I’ve had, and since I probably won’t be back I don’t see much reason to hold off in hopes of sampling more of the menu. This is a 3-​star review because the service was excellent. The front of house was pleasantly casual and welcoming, while my server was perfectly attentive and wonderfully friendly, without hovering over me to the point of being uncomfortable. The service was great.
When I walked into the Beverley at 1 PM on a weekday, there were only a handful of diners and we’d all come for the same thing — the 4Play. It was the only thing anyone was eating. The idea of a light, four-​course tasting lunch at sixteen bucks is a winning concept, and it’s clearly getting people in the door. The presentation — four clean white plates on a large matching platter, allowing the plates to be shuffled around to give you access to whichever dishes you want to go at first — is lovely. But the food itself was weak, and elements of the concept need to be tweaked.
Unfortunately I caught my server off-​guard by placing my order immediately, so I actually received no explanation of what I was eating when it arrived. When I inquired a couple minutes later, the server wasn’t properly equipped to describe all four dishes, so bear with me if I’m a bit vague. This was the only flaw in the service — when you plunk four mystery dishes in front of a guest, please be able to tell me what I’m eating. My 4Play consisted of:
–Nappa Cabbage Slaw In Vinaigrette — This was delightful. I was craving something light for lunch, and the slaw was crispy, fresh, and flavorful with flecks of red bell pepper, green onion, and a sprinkling of nuts. I’m a sucker for a good salad and I really enjoyed this.
–Mushrooms and Sweet Potato — Served over a splash of unfortunate tomato sauce, the mushrooms were flavorful and the sweet potatoes were a standout, grilled to a pleasant black crisp. This was a weird little dish because none of it worked together, though none of it was outrightly unpleasant. I could definitely come to love those sweet potatoes in a different dish entirely.
–Duck Confit Taco — Topped with a bit of nappa cabbage, cucumber, and red bell pepper, the duck was flavorless and the unnecessary wad of sour cream melted through the tortilla like thermite. This was mucky, cold, and not very good.
–Pear and Caramel Cake Thing — A small piece of cake accompanied by a couple pieces of poached pear and a whole whack of caramel sauce, this was nothing special, but doused in so much caramel it was passable. Throw enough caramel on anything and it can pass. This isn’t something I’d want to eat again, but that’s due in part to the fact that I ate it with the same cutlery that had just passed through tomato sauce and vinaigrette slaw. This was my main quibble with the 4Play execution — you really need a dessert fork here, guys.
In addition to the 4Play I just had to try the duck fat kettle corn, which was sadly super-​underwhelming. There wasn’t alot of flavor going on with a definite lack of coating to each piece of popcorn, and while the portion was huge, the brown-​paper-​bag presentation was kind of difficult to approach gracefully once I’d gotten about halfway through it. Was I supposed to tear the upper half of the bag away, Chipotle-​style? It seemed uncouth. I opted to tip the bag over and reach in sideways instead of plunging myself in to the elbow from the top. Hysterically, there was so much kettle corn that it outlasted the rest of my lunch, so by the time the elegantly presented 4Play was removed, I was left snacking out of a greasy paper bag wondering not if, but precisely to what degree, I looked like a homeless person.
Restaurants of Toronto, please stop plying ironic low-​class presentation for whimsy. It’s been done to death and now it’s officially just awkward.
I want to love this place. The service is wonderful, and the space is nice. But the food needs to improve drastically, or they’re going to have some problems moving forward.

The Beverley Hotel is one of the newer restaurant/​hotel combos that has opened up in the Toronto area. After reading about their 4 Play combo, I decided to gather a group of fellow foodies to check it out!
Nice, sleek, modern décor. Friendly staff.
My 4 Play consisted of the following:
Brisket — served a bit cold. Brisket was spicy. Nothing too special.
Lobster Crostini — quite yummy, I wanted to devour more!
Smoked Sturgeon — delicious flavours, smoked perfectly.
Pear & Pork Belly — good; nothing outstanding about the dish.
I had a Sangria and it was tough to get through. The fruit was mushy and was like a giant mush of pulp getting stuck in my straw. I would NOT order this again. They had previously made the Sangria available in pitchers, but when we came, they were in the midst of changing the cocktail menu so luckily that saved us from getting a pitcher full of pulp.
Desserts were hit & miss. I highly recommend their version of a smore, it is a bit spicy but it works really well with the dish and was one of the highlights of my experience there. The torched marshmallow rocks. Yum.
The donuts were bland and I wouldn’t waste putting those calories in my mouth again.
We took a peep at the rooftop patio and it was quite small and cramped; I wouldn’t go there for drinks anytime when it is busy.
2.5÷5. Overall, I think the Bev Hotel definitely has some room to grow, but has potential! I would give it a second chance in the future.

This past Saturday after having dinner with a group of friends we decided to go to the Beverley Hotel Rooftop Bar. I was disappointed that they didn’t have any heaters or heat lamps. It was also pretty tiny, and extremely over crowed. They only had 2 co-​ed washrooms and the line ups were ridiculous. What I liked about this bar was the fact that their was a little section to the right of the elevators that we were able to locate, and fit our group of 15 people in it comfortably. We sort of felt like we had our own private spot which was nice. I also liked how it was free cover to enter the bar but didn’t like the flight of stairs I had to climb in heals.
All in all I would go back if i was asked to but not if by choice.

LUNCH
The Beverly Hotel (@beverleyhotelTO) which is a 18-​room boutique hotel that finally open after more than 2 years in the making. But of course I was there for the food and was excited to finally try Chef Eric Wood (@chefericwood) creations since he left Hawthorne by the time I went.
The entire first floor was the hotel while the 2^nd and 3^rd floor house the hotel rooms with a rooftop bar/​patio which you can take the tiny elevator up.
We went for lunch on a sunny Saturday but was disappointed that they only served a few grilled skewers on the rooftop patio and I wanted to try items from their menu instead… so we skip the sunny patio and opted to stay in and we were the only one there.
Free re-​fills of coffee and Ben probably end up drinking 3 – 4 cups which means it’s pretty goof coffee.
Charred Edamame $ 6
~ red chili, walnut, Cape Breton salt, herbs
~ This was very tasty and we can’t help but keep devouring it. Unlike the boring steam plus salt version, this had a very nice pan-​kiss to them with a very sticky thick sweet sauce to it with the perfect added crunch from the crushed walnut.
~ I will definitely try replication this at home real soon.
Buttermilk Fried Quail $ 12
~ sumac + savory, fireweed honey, onion sprout
~ I just had to order this since I loved it back when I tried it at Hawthrone (post here) and loved it.
~ But unfortunately somehow, this was less crispy and even a bit soggy although the flavors are still there
4 play @ Lunch $ 16
~ A quartet of samplings chosen by the chef daily and that day there was a refreshing light slaw + sauteed veggies & mushroom + Caborana pasta w/​bacon + grilled peach for dessert.
~ I was just in craving for pasta that day but would have otherwise miss the meat/​protein here.
~ I initially expected really small portion but it was rather large portion, so so that I have to have Ben finished it… guess I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect lunch at such a great price.
Beverly Burger $ 17
~ Guernsey cheese, bordelaise, pickle, watermelon, Kennebec Fries
~ Thought the meat was a bit overcook and dry but otherwise the combination of flavors were great. Love the refreshing burst of texture and flavor from the watermelon together with the strong Guernsey Cheese.
~ I have to say I love the fries here, it was incredibly well flavor with salt, pepper and herbs… you can basically munch on it even without ketchup.
Verdict :
~ Would definitely love to go back for dinner and try more dishes
~ But have to say service was a bit slow given that we were the only table.

This review is based on the rooftop patio alone.
U can easily walk by this place along Queen West because the frontage is quite narrow. Good thing they set out a few tropical planters and have a greeter with a menu in hand.
We climbed up a few flights of stairs but I’m sure they have an elevator too. It’s a hotel and guests must have luggage… Anyways, the small rooftop patio has these comfy banquettes for 2 or 3 (if you can snag one) and there is some bar seating as well. There were a couple of larger seating formations in the back for larger groups. I can’t believe the capacity is for 70 people. They have a good selection of cocktails and Radler on tap. That was a welcome surprise. There’s also a grill in the back but the skewers were a bit more charred than I would have preferred so we didn’t order any snacks.
Although there were many servers, we had to ask for the bill twice. The first person we asked seemed lost and confused. Since this place was still on their soft opening, I can only expect things will be much more efficient the next time around.
Thanks to Holly for making her drinks with precision and care. We really enjoyed ourselves. Now to work our way through the drinks menu… We will definitely be back for more.

We saw this place listed as a new opening on BlogTO and decided to try it out. Reservations were easy to book and we were seated right away. The service was great, they were eager to hear our feedback about everything from the food to the music selection.
To drink, we ordered a bottle of Sangiovese which went well with everything we ordered. We started with the 4Play (I hated ordering that item out loud, but hey, whatever I guess). It consisted of four different tapas-​style dishes that were all great. They change on a daily basis, but our favourites were the beef cheek crostini and the scallops with apricot salsa. Yummmmm. Next, we had the fried buttermilk quail. The seasoning was so good, it was a little sweet and the deep-​fried-​ness wasn’t overbearing as it sometimes can be. We moved onto the ricotta cheese which was fresh and creamy.
We finished with the foie gras, which deserves its own paragraph. It was dubbed «torch-​on» which meant it was somewhere between what you usually get when you order the dish and a crème brûlée (yeah, I know, amazing). It was served on a Waldorf salad, which was a nice break from the creamy-​richness of the foie.
We paid our bill and headed up to the rooftop cocktail bar /​lounge upstairs. We sampled a few different cocktails. Our two favourites were the Villains and Bosses and the Pimm’s Cup. That said, the standout drink of the night was the on-​tap Stiegl Radler Grapefruit. It was so refreshing and delicious, and I’d never seen it on tap before.
The chef came by to talk to us a total of four times throughout the meal and post-​meal drinks. All in all, it was one of our best nights out in Toronto in quite awhile. Highly recommended.